The Beginning

So, I should have started this blog a long time ago, but the hectic life of a college student always stands in the way. As most of you know by now, I'm Molly McCarthy, a junior at Unity College in Maine with a double major in Environmental Writing and Aquaculture & Fisheries. Oh, and a minor in wildlife. Due to this combination of writing, fish, and wildlife, I figured a blog about the different adventures I take while thriving to be a young biologist would be pretty cool. So, lets get started...

My interest in fish and wildlife came early: instead of playing with dolls like other girls my age, I caught frogs everyday afterschool in the pond my dad had built so he could teach my sister and I how to fish. Before I was 5, I could cast my own pole (even though it was push-button) and catch fish: all by myself. Hunting wasn't quite brought into my life as quickly, my interest only began when I saw one of my dads deer hanging from my swingset. Despite my disapproval of location, I was enthralled. After my first taste of venison, I knew I would hopefully be hanging a deer in the front yard someday.

So, here I am now, 20 years old and pursuing the same interests as I did when I was young (though I don't really go and catch frogs all that often anymore). I have taken on some interesting adventures, to say the least, throughout the years. In high school, I became an intern at the Cronin National Salmon Station and met a biologist who urged me to follow my dreams and work with whatever made me happy. After graduation, I moved into the small town of Unity, Maine, and the rest is history.

Lets start with this semester, my first semester of my junior year. JUNIOR YEAR! Wasn't I in high school, like, yesterday? It's weird how time flies by. Since I am so close to getting into the real world (talk about heart attack) and having to find a full time job, I figured some volunteer experience would be beneficial to me. This blog will mainly explain what I do (from pulling out moose teeth to loading a truck with thousands of fish) and the unique (to say the least) people I meet along the way.